inspirational

S Valentine 2020

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Every year for S Valentine’s Day, I post something about this noble holiday because, whatever its origins, Valentine’s Day is important. There are, of…

Words on Hope

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On 30 January, I spoke at a ‘Vigil for the World’ service at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Allentown PA.  This is…

A Lamp

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Here we are, in the first few days of a new year, and a new decade.  I do not recall the world ever seeming…

The Author’s Way

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The question authors are most often asked is:  Where do you get your plots?  It’s also one we don’t particularly care for. Many of…

2017–Phew!

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At the end of each year, I’ve written an article summarizing the lessons I received during the previous twelve months, egotistically assuming that people…

Hope

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I want to keep Hope alive. I used to think Hope was a mug’s game–foolishly optimistic thinking (in the manner of Pollyanna) that eventually…